Twenty-four horses were removed from the home in dire conditions. Police said they received a tip about a possible case of animal mistreatment at the home and responded with a search warrant to help get the animals out of there.

“For horses, this is probably the worst case, well, yeah, this is probably one of the worst cases I’ve seen personally,” said Robert Melby, owner of Clawz and Pawz -- a local animal control officer who was contracted by Kenosha County.

Melby was called in Tuesday to help remove the horses.

“It was just gloomy, gloom, gloom,” Melby said. “Even the horses, there was just no spirit in them, their heads lowered.”

When WISN 12 News visited the home, two people came out of the house and told reporters to leave.

The horses have been relocated to Stonehedge Farm, a large equestrian facility in Union Grove where Melby rents out stalls to care for the animals he helps rescue. He said the horses were already looking much better.

“It’s amazing what fresh water, good food (and) fresh air will do, and clean stalls,” he said.

Authorities said the investigation was ongoing. Melby said he would like to get all the horses adopted or to other good horse farms where they would be treated well.